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The Role of Lean Daily Management in Sustaining a Lean Culture0
- Daily Management, Quality Magazine
- January 15, 2025
Image Source: Morsa Images / E+ / Getty Images Many companies that experience great success with Lean hold kaizen workshops to rapidly implement Lean tools. It’s no secret, however, that many of these companies find that the improved system quickly reverts back to its non-Lean state. The problem is that Lean is a people-dependent system. All
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Achieve More with WHYSMART Goals0
- Goals
- January 13, 2025
Many people are effective at setting goals but not as many people are effective at accomplishing their goals. It’s important to set goals, but the step that many may miss is the ability to develop the detailed plan needed to achieve the goal. Goals, whether personal or professional, need to be written, harmonious, yours, specific,
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Lean Quote: Do or Do Not. There is No Try0
- Empowerment
- January 10, 2025
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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7 Steps to Realize Your New Year’s Resolutions in 20250
- Goals
- January 8, 2025
Every year, millions of people make New Year’s resolutions, hoping to spark positive change. The recurring themes each year include a more active approach to health and fitness, improved finances, and learning new things for personal and professional development. Making resolutions, or goal setting, is like having your own personal cheerleader, rooting for you to
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Lean Tips Edition #309 (#3661 – #3675)0
- Lean Tips
- January 6, 2025
For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips. It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to
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Lean Quote: Enjoy the Little Things, You’ll Realize they’re the Big Things0
- Lean Quote
- January 3, 2025
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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A Fresh Start: 7 Tips for Making the Most of the New Year0
- Goals
- January 1, 2025
At the end of each year, I set aside a little time to reflect on the past year, clear mental and physical clutter, and set some juicy new goals for the year ahead. I love the beginning of a new year because it offers the chance to start fresh and give some new energy to
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Lean Roundup #187 – December 20240
- Lean Roundup
- December 30, 2024
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of December 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. WSJ Shows Us a Day in the Life of a Plant Manager — Including Lean Practices – Mark Graban discusses fascinating article about Whirlpool Plant Manage Day in the Life
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Top 10 Lean Quotes from 20240
- Lean Quote
- December 20, 2024
Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on this journey because without learning we cannot improve. 10.
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